St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03

martha" was presented at the Grand
last night to fair audience by the Bos-
ton Ideals. The cast was the same as
on the Wednesday matinee and the per-
Torrance was even as finished. To-
night the Boston Ideals finish their en-
gagement in their greatest success,
Carmen" The cast will include the
entire strength of the organization and
is as follows:
Don Jose, soldier George Appleby
Escamillo. Toreador. ORNAMENTAL. d. Saxon
H smugger Frank 8dp BaEtse
Morales. W. Holmes
Mlchaela. ..'......'......'; MISS !ua hIeln
frasquita. ............;; Miss Harriet Avery
Merceda. Miss Helen d. Campbell
Carmen. Mile. Zelie de Lussan
A grand matinee will be given at p.
m. when that charming opera elixir
of Love-" will be presented.
HENNEPIN AVENUE THEA TER.
There has never been an entertain
ment at any place of amusement in this
city as rOllickingly hilarious as the
present engagement of John Dillon.
From the rise of the curtain to its fall
the audience is convulsed with laughter.
The play-''W anted, the Earth''-is a
comic farce or a farcical comedy, evil
IDENTIFY written for the audience and not
for the company. Its amusing situa-
glove, and there are ''no flies on him"
from his first entrance until the gentle
widow rests upon his bosom at
the close of the last act. The play
is one in which the audience itself be-
comes part of the company, and the
house and the stage enjoy alike the fun
and frOlic as the plot is developed and
the eXquiSitely cOmical situations are
reac he'd. If one is inclined to indulge
in a full grown laugh, and cares nothing
for the moral taught by the play, but
only for the laughter-prOvoking situa-
lions, then the Hennepin Avenue this
afternoon and tonight is the place to
visit. Above everything it is clean
play, there being no word uttered and
no situation in any scene calculated to
offend the most fastidiOuS.
On Sunday night the Hennepin will
give the public another taste of Thomas
Nasts superb caricatures. 1t is to be
hoped that Mr.. Mast will give us few
sketches of some of the present genera
ton of fun-provoking faces. B aine
and Cleveland are better known to the
present generation than Ben Butler and
Boss Tweed. A few gOOd-natured
touches would not hurt any body's feel
ings. At any rate, he might try.
NOTES.
Edwin F. Thorne, the well-known
romantic actor. occupied box at the
Grand opera last night. Mr.. Thorne is
en- route from San Francisco to New
York, having finished very successful
engagement on the coast. He has Just
purchased a new play from well-knOwn
English author, and will soon produce
it at one of the New York theaters.
Next week, opening Monday evening
for five nights and Wednesday matt
nee, the Rag Baby" combination will
delight Hennepin Avenue audiences.
Reed is said to surpass Daniels in the
character, in which case the company
should be a great card for the Henns-
pin.
The advance sale for Theodore" at
the Grand next week indicates that the
production will be the fashionable event
of the week. The town is talking of
the star and piece, and the box sheet
shows that Everybody" will be there.
E. Cholemely-Jones, representing the
National Opera, was in the city yester-
day for short time